Canal+ Group has appointed Anne‑Laure Tingry as its first-ever Head of Data and AI. She will report to Maxime Saadeh, Chairman and CEO of Canal+, and will also join the media company’s Executive Committee.
“As the global media and entertainment group increases its focus on artificial intelligence, Anne-Laure Tingre will be responsible for leading Canal+’s data and artificial intelligence strategy in all its markets and overseeing the implementation of projects in these areas,” the company said.
Canal+ recently struck AI deals with OpenAI and Google Cloud. Starting in June, Canal+ will “roll out a major evolution of the Canal+ app using technology from OpenAI to support content search and discovery,” the company said. “This new feature represents a major breakthrough in delivering a more intuitive, smarter and personalized user experience.”
Additionally, Google Cloud and Canal+ have entered into a multi-year partnership focused on AI. Under the agreement, Canal+ will, also starting in June, deploy “the latest Google Cloud-generated AI technology across European and African markets where the Canal+ app is available, opening a new era of creative possibilities for the group,” the company said, promising “a tailored entertainment experience powered by Google Cloud content video indexing.” He explained that using Google Cloud technologies will help the company “accelerate the indexing of video content for its comprehensive content library.”
Tengri is a graduate of HEC Paris and Paris-Dauphine with 25 years of experience in digital, data, artificial intelligence, e-commerce, marketing and strategy. In 2002, she joined France Telecom/Orange, where she held marketing and sales roles before becoming Managing Director of the Orange store. She then joined the Executive Committee of Orange France as Digital and Multichannel Director and Director of the Data Transformation and Artificial Intelligence Programme. In July 2024, she was appointed CEO of the Smart Mobility Services business line at Orange Business.
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